It’s engagement season, at our DFW holiday venue, which means serious couples everywhere have proposals on the brain. But with holiday parties and family get-togethers filling up the calendar, figuring out the best way to tell everyone and navigate the holiday season can be tough. Here are the essential dos and don’ts for getting engaged over the holidays.
Do
Look your best for any potential proposal outing if you care about how those first engagement photos come out. If he doesn’t propose that day, then at least you look great!
Don’t
Don’t share your news online until you’ve told your family at the holiday gathering.
Do
Bring holiday cheer to your family gathering and announce that you’re engaged for the group with one caveat. If anyone in attendance may be sensitive to the issue of engagement, like an older sister who’s been dying to get engaged herself or a recently divorced cousin–tell people in private in that case.
Don’t
Don’t take it personally if your friends don’t text you back after you tell them your news on Christmas Eve or Christmas. This may be the one time of the year they’re not near their phones.
Do
Think about when you’d like to get married because that question will definitely come up at family holiday gatherings. Remember, it doesn’t have to be a specific date, giving a general season like next fall or summer will work for now.
Don’t
Don’t throw an engagement party before the New Year if you want people to show up. Your friends already have a billion holiday parties they’ve agreed to attend, and they’ll need more notice than a few days. That is unless it was your holiday party they were already planning on attending. Then just kill two birds with one stone and celebrate both!
